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Despite opposition and protests from India, Pakistan has declared Gilgit-Baltistan in its controlled Azad Kashmir to be a special province. And Pakistan’s announcement makes New Delhi feel like Islamabad has been forcibly ruling Gilgit-Baltistan, which borders Kashmir. On Sunday, Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Gilgit-Baltistan and laid the foundation stone for several projects, including the construction of thermal power plants and river dams. At this time he declared that Gilgit-Baltistan was the fifth province of Pakistan.
Earlier, it was learned that Pakistan was going to grant a special province status to Gilgit-Baltistan under its control. In announcing that decision, Imran went to Gilgit-Baltistan and laid the foundation stone for various projects, such as thermal power plants and river dams.
Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh are the four provinces of Pakistan.
India has reacted strongly to the announcement of Gilgit-Baltistan as the fifth province of Pakistan. India says Pakistan has violated the agreement. Under the 1947 agreement, Gilgit-Baltistan is part of India’s Jammu and Kashmir and the agreement also makes it clear that there is no right to change the occupied territory.
Gilgit-Baltistan borders China and Afghanistan. The declaration of Gilgit-Baltistan as the fifth province of Pakistan is considered important in India-Pakistan relations. The country has long dominated Gilgit-Baltistan as a separate region. This part also has a separate Chief Minister and the administrative government of the state. Declaring this territory bordering Azad Kashmir as a direct province would increase the number of people traveling from other provinces in Pakistan and increase the chances of people coming from other regions.
